Direct speech to indirect speech
Direct speech
He replied, "What my Lord has taken away from me belonged to Him. I was only its trustee for a while. He gives to whom He wills and withholds from whom He wills."
Indirect Speech
He replied that whatever his Lord had taken away from him was his Lord's and that he was just its trusree for a while. His Lord gives to who He wills and withholds from who he wills.
Is the conversion correct, please?
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Top answer
sundarnaz Is the conversion correct, please? Not quite. Statements made in a reverent religious context must be in formal language.
- sundarnaz Is the conversion correct, please?
- Not quite.
- Statements made in a reverent religious context must be in formal language.
- Otherwise, they will be read as criticism or sarcasm.
- "My Lord" means the *** I worship.
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sundarnazIs the conversion correct, please?
Not quite. Statements made in a reverent religious context must be in formal language. Otherwise, they will be read as criticism or sarcasm. "My Lord" means the *** I worship. It is OK. But "His Lord" seems strange, as if he worships a *** of his own creation.
He replied that whatever
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